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Psalm 42 Psalm 42

As the deer longs for running streams, As the deer longs for running streams,
so my soul longs for you, O God. so my soul longs for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, the living God. My soul thirsts for God, the living God.
When can I enter and see the face of God? When can I enter and see the face of God?
My tears have been my bread My tears have been my bread
day and night, day and night,
as they ask me every day, as they ask me every day,
“Where is your God?” “Where is your God?”
Those times I recall as I pour out my soul, Those times I recall as I pour out my soul,
When I would cross over to the shrine When I would cross over to the shrine
of the Mighty One, to the house of God, of the Mighty One, to the house of God,
Amid loud cries of thanksgiving, Amid loud cries of thanksgiving,
with the multitude keeping festival. with the multitude keeping festival.
Why are you downcast, my soul; Why are you downcast, my soul;
why do you groan within me? why do you groan within me?
Wait for God, for I shall again praise him, Wait for God, for I shall again praise him,
my savior and my God. my savior and my God.
My soul is downcast within me; My soul is downcast within me;
therefore I remember you therefore I remember you
From the land of the Jordan and Hermon, From the land of the Jordan and Hermon,
from Mount Mizar, Deep calls to deep from Mount Mizar, Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your torrents, in the roar of your torrents,
and all your waves and breakers and all your waves and breakers
sweep over me. sweep over me.
By day may the LORD send his mercy, By day may the LORD send his mercy,
and by night may his righteousness and by night may his righteousness
be with me! be with me!
I will pray to the God of my life, I will pray to the God of my life,
I will say to God, my rock: I will say to God, my rock:
“Why do you forget me? “Why do you forget me?
Why must I go about mourning Why must I go about mourning
with the enemy oppressing me?” with the enemy oppressing me?”
It shatters my bones, It shatters my bones,
when my adversaries reproach me, when my adversaries reproach me,
when they say to me every day: when they say to me every day:
“Where is your God?” “Where is your God?”
Why are you downcast, my soul, Why are you downcast, my soul,
why do you groan within me? why do you groan within me?
Wait for God, for I shall again praise him, Wait for God, for I shall again praise him,
my savior and my God. my savior and my God.

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